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The Independent Photo Imagers (IPI), Henderson, Nev., held its 26th Members Meeting and Trade Show Aug. 10-13 at the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas, Nev. The event brought out more than 450 IPI Member and IPI Supplying Partner participants and more than 90 IPI Supplying Partners and IPI Member to Member Business Program booths.
 

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·      This week ’s DIMAcast features an interview with Brad Burgess, staff manager for messaging products, for Alltel Wireless. The company offers a service called Alltel Pic Transfer, which automatically saves every picture customers snap on their camera phones to their home computers and Web albums. Although theVerizon Wireless unit of  Verizon Communications recently announced in [...]

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·      The Society for Imaging Science and Technology (IS&T), Washington, D.C., appointed three new members to its board of directors: Raja Bala, Graham Finlayson, and Masahiro Hosoya. Bala is currently a principal color scientist involved with research and development in color science and device color management at Xerox Corp. Finlayson, is a professor in [...]

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Canon U.S.A. Inc., Lake Success, N.Y., filed site plans in July with the Town of Huntington for a new headquarters facility that will serve as the corporate headquarters for Canon Americas, overseeing more than 10,000 employees in 23 affiliate companies across North, Central, and South Americas. The new Canon Americas headquarters will be built on [...]

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General Electric Co.  (GE), Fairfield, Conn., announced plans to spin off its consumer and industrial division, home to its iconic light-bulb and appliance units, reports The Wall Street Journal. The announcement came 2 months after GE said it planned to sell the appliance unit — and Chairman Jeffrey Immelt listed potential buyers. People involved with [...]

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Syntax-Brillian Corp., Tempe, Ariz., a leading manufacturer and marketer of LCD HDTVs, Vivitar digital cameras, and consumer electronics products, received approval from the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware for its first day motions. These motions were submitted July 8 as part of the company’s voluntary filing under Chapter 11 of the [...]

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Due to increases in the cost of crude oil, and the impact on raw material and transportation costs, Fujifilm Sericol will increase prices in North America, effective Aug. 1. The increases will range between 5 and 10 percent by product group with a few exceptions up to 15 percent, says the company. This will affect [...]

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·    The recently-ended PMA Australia 2008 Imaging Technology Show, held in Brisbane, Australia is covered in the most recent DIMAcast. The new DIMAcast features Bill McCurry’s PMA Australia Marketing Idea Exchange, recorded live at the show. Hear some of the most successful ideas in photo retailing from Down Under by downloading the podcast. A [...]

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·    Noritsu America Corp., Bueno Park, Calif., appointed John Walsh to the position of sales representative. Walsh will be responsible for business development and customer relationship management in the area of Florida and Puerto Rico. Walsh has more than 20 years of photo and digital imaging experience. Prior to joining Noritsu, he served as [...]

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Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, N.Y., and its Graphic Communications Group are launching a Web 2.0 community for graphic communications businesses. Kodak’s Graphic Community is an online world where users can build strategic relationships with business partners anywhere to create new revenue opportunities, says the company. Kodak is providing membership in this community free to all [...]

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